Wendy Bisaro

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. The motion is in order. The motion is on the floor. To the motion.

A motion is on the floor. To the motion.

Thank you, Mr. Nadli. Are there any other comments on the committee report? Mr. Nadli.

Question has been called.

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Thank you, Minister Abernethy. Motion is in order. Motion is on the floor. To the motion.

Thanks for the information from the Minister. We’re almost at $19 million in the hole, so to speak. I appreciate that we have unforeseen costs periodically, but I would have thought with a reserve of $10 million and we’re now $19 million in the hole, that means we overshot our budget by $29 million. Are there specific large items that we can reference that caused us to be so much in the hole or is this an accumulation of a number of smaller things that have added up to this deficit of $19 million?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just a general question with regard to all of these expenditures. These were unforeseen in this budget year, that’s why they’re here. So to the Minister, I understand that we have a contingency fund or we have a reserve for both infrastructure and for operations budgets. So a couple of questions. What is our reserve for the 2012-13 budget year for operations and how do all the items in this particular supplementary appropriation affect our reserve fund? Thank you.

Thanks, Mr. Aumond, for the explanation. That’s all, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that consideration of Tabled Document 43-17(4), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 4, 2011-2012, be now concluded and that Tabled Document 43-17(4) be reported and recommended as ready for further consideration in formal session through the form of an appropriation bill. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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I move that consideration of Tabled Document 45-17(4), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 2012-2013, be now concluded and that Tabled Document 45-17(4) be reported and recommended as ready for further consideration in formal session through the form of an appropriation bill.

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